Posted on 05/02/2022 4:44:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A body found in a barrel at Lake Mead on Sunday may have been underwater for as long as four decades and more bodies are likely to appear as the lake recedes due to severe drought, according to Las Vegas Metro police.
Boaters discovered the body around 3 p.m. Sunday, KTLA sister station KLAS reported.
Police suspect the person was killed in the 1980s based on personal items in the barrel, Las Vegas Metro police homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said. He would not elaborate on the person’s cause of death or the items found, citing the ongoing investigation.
A photo shared with KLAS showed what looked like skeletal remains in the barrel. The barrel looked to have been stuck in the mud.
Lake Mead, located in both Nevada and Arizona, 24 miles east of Las Vegas, dropped below 1,056 feet in elevation last Tuesday, less than a week after hitting 1,057 feet the week before. Lake levels are expressed in altitude, not depth. At its highest levels, the lake is near 1,225 feet.
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The sweat band and leg warmers gave away the 1980’s didn’t they? Or was it the Walkman?
The Chicago Outfit strikes again.
Cue Def Leppard music...
Probably one of hundreds in the bottom of Lake Mead. Drowning in a barrel is a nasty way to die. THe smart money covered the body with lime before dumping them, and then there is nothing to recover
Members Only jacket
Hoffa was in the seventies....
I would never try taking a barrel over Hoover Dam...maybe Niagara Falls, but not Hoover Dam. Pretty dumb.
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As the lake lowers, they are going to find out the Mob did not bother digging holes in the desert. They had Lake Mead.
No, it was the Members Only jacket.
Long time to be in one position.
Talk about muscle cramps...
Hope they get to the bottom of this ;)
Lakes + gambling towns = dead bodies.
They sent a submersible to the depths of Lake Tahoe a while back.
They would not speak of what they found.
Pros know to go through the pockets before dumping the bodies. Or, uh, so I’ve heard...
They will know who it is in a matter of weeks. DNA
Bet they know within a few days...But that doesn't mean they will put the information out...
in fact...they may already know who he/she is.
30 years...so the killer is probably in his 60s....and still alive.
The coroner should have fun with this one. Will we know what he had for breakfast?
Not exactly a barrel of laughs.
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